Curriculum for Fundamentals of Tango Class

7 PM to 8 PM Tuesdays

The Fitness Club – Harrison, Arkansas

Class One: Basic communication, weight changes, posture, walk and rock step. Cruzada approached from the walk, and from a rock step.

Class Two: Pivots, both lead and follow. Lift and attention to follower’s axis for leaders, collection and waiting for followers. Introduction to crossed systems of walking.

Class Three: Navigation on the dance floor. Ocho cortado and parada from a back ocho. Advanced form of ocho cortado if time allows.

Class Four: Giros in both directions, Milonetti

Class Five: Review

Class Six: Media vuelta, introduction to ganchos and barridas and sacadas, more about cross systems of walking, if time allows.

Class Seven: Musicality, vals

Class Eight: Musicality, milonga

EACH CLASS COVERS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MATERIAL. PLEASE BE ON TIME TO THE CLASS. The Tango Experience Class begins at 8 PM, so we have no time to run over for extra attention to details at the fundamentals class.